Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to: receive, from a terminal of a first company that belongs to a first platform, identification information of a second product of a second company and information on a second platform in which information on the second product is registered, the second company being positioned upstream of a first product of the first company in a supply chain; send a disclosure request for the information on the second product to the second platform, the disclosure request including the identification information of the second product; receive the information on the second product from the second platform in response to the disclosure request; and register the information on the second product in association with the first company.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus comprising a controller configured to:
 receive, from a terminal of a first company that belongs to a first platform, identification information of a second product of a second company and information on a second platform in which information on the second product is registered, the second company being positioned upstream of a first product of the first company in a supply chain;   send a disclosure request for the information on the second product to the second platform, the disclosure request including the identification information of the second product;   receive the information on the second product from the second platform in response to the disclosure request; and   register the information on the second product in association with the first company.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the information on the second product includes traceability-related information of the second product. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the traceability-related information includes information on an amount of emission of greenhouse effect gas. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the controller is configured to acquire information on a location of the first platform and a location of the second platform;   the controller is configured to convert the information on the amount of emission of the greenhouse effect gas according to a relationship between the location of the first platform and the location of the second platform; and   the information on the second product includes the converted information on the amount of emission of the greenhouse effect gas.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to perform at least one of the sending and the receiving via a predetermined connector. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to register the information about the second product in association with the first company by registering the first company as an administrator of the information on the second product. 
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a disclosure range of the information on the second product is designated through a terminal of the second company; and   the information on the second product is received from the second platform by the controller.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first product and the second product are products related to a battery. 
     
     
         9 . An information processing method comprising: by a computer,
 receiving, from a terminal of a first company that belongs to a first platform, identification information of a second product of a second company and information on a second platform in which information on the second product is registered, the second company being positioned upstream of a first product of the first company in a supply chain;   sending a disclosure request for the information on the second product to the second platform, the disclosure request including the identification information of the second product;   receiving the information on the second product from the second platform in response to the disclosure request; and   registering the information on the second product in association with the first company.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the information on the second product includes traceability-related information of the second product. 
     
     
         11 . The information processing method according to  claim 10 , wherein the traceability-related information includes information on an amount of emission of greenhouse effect gas. 
     
     
         12 . The information processing method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 by the computer,   acquiring information on a location of the first platform and a location of the second platform; and   converting the information on the amount of emission of the greenhouse effect gas according to a relationship between the location of the first platform and the location of the second platform, wherein   the registering the information on the second product includes registering the converted information on the amount of emission of the greenhouse effect gas in association with the first company.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing method according to  claim 9 , further comprising performing at least one of the sending and the receiving via a predetermined connector. 
     
     
         14 . The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the registering the information on the second product in association with the first company includes registering the first company as an administrator of the information on the second product. 
     
     
         15 . The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 a disclosure range of the information on the second product is designated through a terminal of the second company; and   the information on the second product is received from the second platform by the computer.   
     
     
         16 . The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the first product and the second product are products related to a battery. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable on one or more processors in a computer and that cause the one or more processors to perform functions, the functions comprising:
 receiving, from a terminal of a first company that belongs to a first platform, identification information of a second product of a second company and information on a second platform in which information on the second product is registered, the second company being positioned upstream of a first product of the first company in a supply chain;   sending a disclosure request for the information on the second product to the second platform, the disclosure request including the identification information of the second product;   receiving the information on the second product from the second platform in response to the disclosure request; and   registering the information on the second product in association with the first company.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 17 , wherein the information on the second product includes traceability-related information of the second product. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 18 , wherein the traceability-related information includes information on an amount of emission of greenhouse effect gas. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory storage medium according to  claim 19 , the functions further comprising:
 acquiring information on a location of the first platform and a location of the second platform; and   converting the information on the amount of emission of the greenhouse effect gas according to a relationship between the location of the first platform and the location of the second platform, wherein   the registering the information on the second product includes registering the converted information on the amount of emission of the greenhouse effect gas in association with the first company.